Providing a gateway to Africa via AMOS-5 satellite
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SatLink Communications Ltd., a leading teleport and HD Playout Centre delivering content to every corner of the world, has today announced that it has been selected by the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to deliver the Olympic Games to Mauritius on the AMOS-5 C-band at 17.0 East. As the national provider of radio and television in Mauritius, MBC has selected SatLink?s Occasional Use (OU) facilities due to its ability to provide robust, reliable transmission services and for its extensive reach as a gateway to the African market from Europe.
MBC, a long term customer of SatLink whose reach covers the Republic of Mauritius and its outer islands including Rodrigues and Agalega, will be broadcasting all of the events involving Mauritian competitors as well as a subsequent daily highlights round-up programme in both the English and French language.
SatLink, who is also delivering the Olympics to Asia for other Tier One customers, has provided global OU services for more than 20 years for other major sporting events including: the FIFA World Cup, Tour de France and Formula One
David Hochner, CEO of SatLink, commented: ?This is the summer of live broadcasting and we are delighted to providing our OU sports transmission services to MBC for these exciting Olympic Games. For a sporting event of this magnitude, broadcasters demand and want to transmit high quality and reliable coverage as it happens to their audiences. We have a long history and an unrivalled knowledge in providing live transmissions and with the AMOS-5 satellite providing coverage across the whole of Africa, SatLink is a true partner for broadcasters looking to deliver content throughout Africa and beyond”.
About SatLink Communications Ltd.:
– SatLink delivers your content to every corner of the world. Recognized as a pioneer in global satellite communications services, SatLink is among the world?s 15 top independent teleports and a leading provider of transmission solutions for Global Content Distribution over Satellite Platforms, Fiber and IP. SatLink’s services include Uplink, Downlink and Turn Around in SD, HD & 3D, Playout facilities, Production, SNG & Fly Away, Hub Hosting, iDirect VNO hosting, Video Monitoring, IPTV and TT&C. Strategically located in the heart of the Middle East, SatLink provides access to a worldwide network covering five continents and has been providing its clients with flexible and cost-effective transmission solutions for close to two decades. SatLink operates a range of premier MCPC platforms including HotBird, AsiaSat 5, Galaxy 19, Astra 4A/ Sirius 4, Eurobird 9, AMOS-5, Atlantic Bird 7, and more.
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